A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul: 101 More Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit

by Canfield, Jack, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781558743311
• ISBN10: 1558743316
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-04-01
• Publisher: Hci

Summary

The runaway bestseller Chicken Soup for the Soul captured the imagination of millions of readers with its uplifting message of hope and inspiration. With a nation still hungering for more good news, Canfield and Hansen went back to work and cooked up another batch of life-affirming stories to warm your heart and soothe your soul.Through the experiences of others, readers from all walks of life can learn the gift of love, the power of perseverance, the joy of parenting and the vital energy of dreaming. Share the magic that will change forever how you look at yourself and the world around you.Special contributions from M. Scott Peck, Ann Landers, Art Linkletter, Harold Bloomfield and many others are included.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Dear Reader	xiv
Introduction	xv
On Love
The Circus	3	(2)
Dan Clark
Shoes	5	(1)
Author Unknown
Chase	6	(5)
Bruce Carmichael
Rescue at Sea	11	(1)
Dan Clark
A Life Worth Saving	12	(1)
Author Unknown
The Two-Hundredth Hug	13	(3)
Harold H. Bloomfield
A Strawberry Malt and Three Squeezes, Please!	16	(3)
Larry James
The Little Glass Chip	19	(5)
Bettie B. Youngs
It Takes Courage	24	(4)
Bill Sanders
Be Yourself	28	(2)
Erik Oleson
Pam Finger
I Don't Despair About Kids Today	30	(2)
Hanoch McCarty
The Flower	32	(2)
Pastor John R. Ramsey
Practice Random Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty	34	(3)
Adair Lara
Two Brothers	37	(1)
Author Unknown
The Heart	38	(3)
Raymond L. Aaron
Christmas Day in the Morning	41	(5)
Pearl S. Buck
Do It Now!	46	(4)
Dennis E. Mannering
The Martyrdom of Andy	50	(5)
Ben Burton
Heaven and Hell--The Real Difference	55	(1)
Ann Landers
The Rabbi's Gift	56	(4)
M. Scott Peck
Grandmother's Gift	60	(3)
D. Trinidad Hunt
Angels Don't Need Legs to Fly	63	(3)
Stan Dale
He's My Dad	66	(2)
Author Unknown
What Goes Around Comes Around	68	(2)
Les Brown
The Two-Dollar Bill	70	(2)
Floyd L. Shilanski
The Ultimate Sacrifice	72	(2)
Jack Canfield
Mark Victor Hansen
The Stonecutter	74	(5)
Benjamin Hoff
On Parenting
Dear World	79	(3)
Avril Johannes
If I Had My Child to Raise Over Again	82	(2)
Diane Loomans
Remember, We're Raising Children, Not Flowers!	84	(5)
Jack Canfield
He Is Just a Little Boy	89	(1)
Chaplain Bob Fox
Will You, Daddy?	90	(4)
Michael Foster
But You Didn't	94	(1)
Stan Gebhardt
Graduation, Inheritance & Other Lessons	95	(7)
Bettie B. Youngs
My Father When I Was	102	(2)
Ann Landers
The Spirit of Santa Doesn't Wear a Red Suit	104	(4)
Patty Hansen
The Little Lady Who Changed My Life	108	(4)
Tony Luna
10th Row Center	112	(2)
Jim Rohn
The Annual Letters	114	(3)
Raymond L. Aaron
The Baggy Yellow Shirt	117	(5)
Patricia Lorenz
The Gift	122	(4)
John Catenacci
She Remembered	126	(2)
Lisa Boyd
Rescued	128	(2)
Author Unknown
Little Eyes Upon You	130	(2)
Author Unknown
On Death and Dying
Go into the Light	132	(5)
Donna Loesch
Suki ... A Best Friend for All Reasons	137	(7)
Patty Hansen
A Hero's Story	144	(8)
Frederick E. Pulse III
Remembering Ms. Murphy	152	(3)
Beverly Fine
A Young Girl Still Dwells	155	(2)
Phyllis McCormack
A Final Goodbye	157	(2)
Mark Victor Hansen
Do It Today!	159	(2)
Robert Reasoner
The Right Words	161	(2)
Robert J. McMullen Jr
An Act of Kindness for a Broken Heart	163	(2)
Meladee McCarty
See You in the Morning	165	(3)
John Wayne Schlatter
Love Never Leaves You	168	(3)
Stanley D. Moulson
The Prettiest Angel	171	(3)
Ralph Archbold
A Matter of Attitude
Discouraged?	174	(1)
Jack Canfield
A Place to Stand	175	(3)
Dr. Charles Garfield
The Window	178	(2)
Author Unknown
The Optimist	180	(1)
Author Unknown
Millie's Mother's Red Dress	181	(4)
Carol Lynn Pearson
Attitude---One of Life's Choices	185	(6)
Bob Harris
On Learning and Teaching
The Magic Pebbles	191	(3)
John Wayne Schlatter
We're the Retards	194	(4)
Janice Anderson Connolly
A Scoutmaster Saves the Day	198	(2)
Walter MacPeek
What's Happening with Today's Youth?	200	(4)
Marlon Smith
Cipher in the Snow	204	(4)
Jean Tod Hunter
A Simple Touch	208	(3)
Nancy Moorman
Adam	211	(1)
Patty Merritt
Miss Hardy	212	(4)
H. Stephen Glenn
Three Letters from Teddy	216	(3)
Elizabeth Silance Ballard
A Pearl of Great Value	219	(4)
Marcia Evans
As a Man Soweth	223	(3)
Mike Buettell
Live Your Dream
A Small Boy	226	(1)
John Magliola
A Little Girl's Dream	227	(3)
Jann Mitchell
A Salesman's First Sale	230	(3)
Rob
Toni
Nick Harris
Let's Walk Through the Garden Again	233	(2)
Raymond L. Aaron
18 Holes in His Mind	235	(2)
Author Unknown
Keep Your Goals in Sight	237	(2)
Author Unknown
The Cowboy's Story	239	(6)
Larry Winget
Why Wait? ... Just Do It!	245	(6)
Glenn McIntyre
Overcoming Obstacles
Consider This	251	(6)
Jack Canfield
Thirty-Nine Years---Too Short---Too Long---Long Enough	257	(4)
Willa Perrier
Nothing But Problems	261	(3)
Ken Blanchard
Angels Never Say ``Hello!''	264	(5)
Dottie Walters
Why Do These Things Have to Happen?	269	(3)
Lilly Walters
The Finest Steel Gets Sent Through the Hottest Furnace	272	(4)
John Wayne Schlatter
The Race	276	(6)
D.H. Groberg
After a While	282	(1)
Veronica A. Shoffstall
Summit America	283	(5)
Lisa Manley
An Undiscovered Masterpiece	288	(4)
Charles A. Coonradt
If I Could Do It, You Can Too!	292	(2)
Art Linkletter
What Happened?	294	(3)
Author Unknown
Let There Be Peace	297	(4)
Gentle Spaces News
Eclectic Wisdom
Wisdom	301	(1)
Author Unknown
Napoleon and the Furrier	302	(2)
Steve Andreas
Footprints	304	(1)
Margaret Fishback Powers
Through a Child's Eyes	305	(2)
Dee Dee Robinson
A Sense of a Goose	307	(2)
Author Unknown
I Know He Goes to War	309	(2)
Dr. Barry L. McAlpine
The Bike Ride	311	(2)
Author Unknown
More Chicken Soup?	313	(2)
Soup Kitchens for the Soul	315	(2)
Who Is Jack Canfield?	317	(1)
Who Is Mark Victor Hansen?	318	(1)
Contributors	319	(8)
Permissions (continued)	327

Excerpts

An Act of Kindness for a Broken Heart I am only one. But still, I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do. Edward Everett Hale My husband, Hanoch, and I wrote a book Acts of Kindness: How to Create a Kindness Revolution, which has generated much interest across America. This story was shared with us by an anonymous caller during a radio talk show in Chicago. "Hi, Mommy, what are you doing?" asked Susie. "I'm making a casserole for Mrs. Smith next door," said her mother. "Why?" asked Susie, who was only six years old. "Because Mrs. Smith is very sad; she lost her daughter and she has a broken heart. We need to take care of her for a little while." "Why, Mommy?" "You see, Susie, when someone is very, very sad, they have trouble doing the little things like making dinner or other chores. Because we're part of a community and Mrs. Smith is our neighbor, we need to do some things to help her. Mrs. Smith won't ever be able to talk with her daughter or hug her or do all those wonderful things that mommies and daughters do together. You are a very smart girl, Susie; maybe you'll think of some way to help take care of Mrs. Smith." Susie thought seriously about this challenge and how she could do her part in caring for Mrs. Smith. A few minutes later, Susie knocked on her door. After a few moments Mrs. Smith answered the knock with a "Hi, Susie." Susie noticed that Mrs. Smith didn't have that familiar musical quality about her voice when she greeted someone. Mrs. Smith also looked as though she might have been crying because her eyes were watery and swollen."What can I do for you, Susie?" asked Mrs. Smith. "My mommy says that you lost your daughter and you're very, very sad with a broken heart." Susie held her hand out shyly. In it was a Band-Aid. "This is for your broken heart." Mrs. Smith gasped, choking back her tears. She knelt down and hugged Susie. Through her tears she said, "Thank you, darling girl, this will help a lot." Mrs. Smith accepted Susie's act of kindness and took it one step further. She purchased a small key ring with a plexiglass picture frame -- the ones designed to carry keys and proudly display a family portrait at the same time. Mrs. Smith placed Susie's Band-Aid in the frame to remind herself to heal a little every time she sees it. She wisely knows that healing takes time and support. It has become her symbol for healing, while not forgetting the joy and love she experienced with her daughter. Meladee McCarty ¬ 1994 Meladee McCarty All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission of Health Communications, Inc. from A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

---

Excerpted from A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul: 101 More Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit by Jack L. Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Jack Canfield
All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.